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Patented Dec. 17, 1929 PATENT" OFFICE EUGENE sxmunn, or OMAHA, NEBRASKA,

COMPANY, OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA ASSIGNOR TO SKINITER MANUFACTURING Box" Application filed. June as,

I This invention relates to an improved form of container.

Heretofore in the production ofcontainers with so-called pouring tops or integral spouts and other similar devices which will permit the contents of the box to be readily removed and the box again closed, either a -large amount of material has been employed to pro duce the result desired, or the box did not resuit in accomplishing the purpose for which intended.

There is a disadvantage also in connection with boxes in general and that is, that they are very apt to leak around the corners when they are used for holding materials which are in a finely divided form. I

vAnion g the objects of the present invention are The production of an improved form of box having a pouring top;

The provision of a blank for such a box which will require a minimum amount of material; v

A box structure so designed that materials in finely divided, form may be held therein without any possibility of loss of such ma terial at the corners of the box; and j An improved box structure simple in form by means of which the ,box may be readily prepared for the removal of aportion of the contents thereof, and'so designed that after the removal of such portion, the box may be closed to preserve the remaining contents of said box. 1

The invention will be fully understood from a consideration of the following detailed-description taken with the acompanying drawing. In said drawing Figure 1 is a plan view of a blank which is used in the production-of an improved container.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a container unopened; and I v Figure 3 is a perspective view of the same container opened so as to permit removal of the contents thereof.

Like reference characters are used to designate similar parts in the drawing and in the description which, follows:

The box or container'is formed from a 'on the front 1926. Serial No. 118,872.

blank, such as shown in Figure 1, having a front and back portion designated 10 and 11, respectively, and side portions designated 12 and 13. An extension portion'l l is provided adjacent to the back portion 11, which ex-- tension portion is employed -in assembling the backs and will be described in more detail hereinafter.

At what Wlll subsequently be the bottom of the box, bottom extensions are provided on the front and back portions, said extensions being designated llOand 111, respectively, and otherextensions, designated 112 and 113, are provided for the sides 12 and 13. t At the top of the blank whichwill subsequently be the top of the box when the blank is folded, an extension 15 is provided for the front 10 and an extension 16 is provided for the back 11. Adjacent to the side portions 12 and 13 are top extensions designated 17 and' 18 respectively. Secured to the side of the extension 17 are integral members 17 and 17". It will be noted that the wing member 17 b is cut from the body of material which would normally constitute a portion of the extension 15.

It will benoticed that the extension '14: adjacent to the back 11 extends slightly beyond the length of the back extension 11, Qthe elongated portions of said extensions 14 being" designated 14 and 14; respectively.

A continuous score-22 is provided between the front back and side portions with their respective top extensions, and a similar score 23 is provided between said members and the bottom extensions, and between the said portion 12 and front portion 10 between the front portion 10 and the. side portion 13 and between the side portion 13 and the rear portion 11, and between the rear portion 11 and the extension 14, are provlded scores, said scores being designated 24, 25, 26 and 27 respectively.

To provide means for opening the container after it is assembled, I provide a line of perforations 30 on the side portion 12 and connectinglines of perforations 31 and 32 and back portions 10 and 11 respectivel In the location where the line of perforations 31'approach the extension 15, I provide a score 33 transversely of said extension 15 and in a corresponding place on extension 16,1 rovide a score 34, the function and purpose all of which will be referred tohereinafter,

In assembling the container, the blank therefor is preliminarily folded on the scores 24, 25, 26 and 27, the extension 14 lying inside the side portion 12 and is adhesively secured thereto, and the elongated portions 14 and 14 are similarly adhesively secured to the extion portions 17 and 112 respectively.

The extensions 112 and 113 are then folded on the score 23 at right angles on portions 12 and 13 andthe portions 110 and 111 similarly treated, the only requirement being thatv whichever one of the extensions 110 or 111, advertising or other printing material-is printed on, should of course be on the outside. All of the extensions at the bottom, namely extensions 110, 111, 112, and

- 113, are adhesively secured to each other so thata strong sub-structure is furnished for'the box.- 1

Preliminary to completing the assembly of the box, it is filled 'with whatever type of material it is to contain. Having been filled the upper portion is assembled byfirst ending the wings 1,7and 17 at right angles to the extension 17, turning inthe extensions 17 and 18 so that they are at right angles to their adjacent side members 12 an 13, then folding'in the, extension 15 and finally the extension 16 adjacent to the back portion 11'. The extensions at the top are .then adhesively'secured together so as to make all of the fourextensions thereof substantially integral.

In filling the container it is obvious that the top ma be'sealed first if desired, the

container filed from the bottom, and the bottom then closed and sealed. Aften filling b either method, the container is ready for siipment, and when furnishedto the consumer is treated in the following manner.

usual means is employed to sever the material of'the boxlon the perforations 30, 31 and 32, the scores 33 and 34 being conthen ready to pour, and the wing members 17 and 17" function to guide the contents of'the container, as said contents'are poured therefrom. g a

After removing a portionof the contents,

-Assuming that he' -'is ready to use a'por t1on of the contents of the container, any

tiiuous and the extension 17 being some-- the partially removed portion of the top which in Figure 3 I have designated 40 for tight contact along the severed edges so,

that the material in the container is protected in the same manner as when 7 originally packed therein.

Attention is directed to the portions 14 and 14 1 previously described. These small tabs, if such thel' l may be called, come right at the corner of t e container where the jointure 1s made and. serve to relnforce said corner and form practically anair tightjoint. 3 They further 'tend to strengthen these corners which normally would be considerably weaker than the other corners in the container on account of the blank being secured together in this region to produce a container.

I claim: L

1. A' blank for a paper box or the like having a partly liftable top and Wings upon said top and extending into said box comprising a body'for forming the front, back, sides, top, and bottom of said box, an extension constituting a portion perforated in the side of said box for providing a part of said top, and wings formed integrally with said top to extend into said box for engaging the sides thereof.

containerhavinga front side, back side, and ends, and a bottom and top formed from extensions from said front side, back side, and ends, there being lines of perforations extending across one 'of said ends and a portion of'the'front side and the back side, and one of said ends having extension members integral therewith to provide a section of said top and wings, the material v ofthe container bein designed to be separatedalong thelineso said perforations, and

when so separated providing a hinged top with side sections and a pair of wing members for said top separate from and independent of said side sections.

3. A paper box comprising a blank pro- I viding a front side, a back side, ends, a bottom, and a top, the top and bottom be-,

ing articulated from the material of said front side, back side, and ends, said top comprising a lift-up cover portion hinged to the remainder of said top, said cover portion having a flanged edge formed by breaking a continuous perforation provided in the front and back sides "and one end of said box, and depending wings independent of the flanged edge sections of said lift-up I cover extending into said box and engaging the inner surface of the front side and back side thereof, said wings comprising lateral extensions of the. materialupon one of the ends of said box.

EUGENE SKINN ER. 

